PHArchivist
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Did you order from the company direct, or another source?
If you find out (or if anyone knows) it would be intriguing...
HCG Korben Blaster - it's here! (Photos/Review)
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Did you order from the company direct, or another source?
If you find out (or if anyone knows) it would be intriguing...
I ordered direct from the company.
I tested the electronics, all are fine. There's no obvious body seam but I'm sure someone will eventually dismantle one. It would be a not too far fetched project to replace some of the silver colored resin with machined aluminum and replace the red LED with a small laser pointer.
I tested the electronics, all are fine. There's no obvious body seam but I'm sure someone will eventually dismantle one. It would be a not too far fetched project to replace some of the silver colored resin with machined aluminum and replace the red LED with a small laser pointer.
PHArchivist
Master Member
Anybody got the link to the HCG (yes - I'm being lazy)...?
KarlBud420
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Sidewinder
Sr Member
The split appears to be where the lower half goes up into the top half, it looks like the muzzle piece has something to do with it as well.
SAS
SAS
SWFreak
Sr Member
I see you have an AIM version too.
My thoughts exactly.
I'd also like to add the LED to the back of the slide just to the right of the tapered rod. And the charging sound would be cool too!
You mean this square red thing?
That's a DIP switch and I assume it was used to turn the LED's on the hero gun on/off.
PHArchivist
Master Member
AIM was Alberta Industrial Models; a company specializing in models of refineries, construction equipment - anything "industrial". There was a small "division" (so to speak) where one of the guys did resin prop replicas, mostly weapons. The quality and service was top notch, but this "division" is no longer functional.
The gun you have Gary, was sculpted and scratched by Dean Dymerski with little but a single shot of one side of the original. This was well before much of the more recent reference came out, and far enough back that even screen-grabs were not as easy to get or prevalent. DD forwarded the master (I believe) to AIM for molding, casting, and sales.
Polsnulspace
Sr Member
I'm still waiting for mine!!:angry
Ull Dar Borealis
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Well got mine today number 48
Shipping was a joke 3 days from the US to Canada it was in Richmond BC, then 6 days to me in Whistler. Richmond to Whistler is like a 4 hour drive away.
Well I have it and love it the ever growing 5E collection
Shipping was a joke 3 days from the US to Canada it was in Richmond BC, then 6 days to me in Whistler. Richmond to Whistler is like a 4 hour drive away.
Well I have it and love it the ever growing 5E collection
SWFreak
Sr Member
You mean this square red thing?
That's a DIP switch and I assume it was used to turn the LED's on the hero gun on/off.
Yeah, that's it. But for some reason I thought it lit up. I'll have to check my old screen grabs. Could have been a reflection of light though.
Polsnulspace
Sr Member
Just picked mine up.....got myself #0014/1000.
PHArchivist
Master Member
This is shipping via FedEx.
Are they requiring a signature?
Are they requiring a signature?
SWFreak
Sr Member
Mine came FedEx and did not require a signature.
CustomCreations
Sr Member
Trivial I know, but in case anybody else was wondering what happens when the count reaches zero, as in does it stop or does it loop round to 999..?
It stops at 000.
you must have a very sore trigger finger.............
Mike Rush
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Too true! Actually three of us took it in turns, sat and passed it around during a conversation... didn't seem so bad that way.
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